Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-05-19

immense tracts OF timber III TIE upper
peninsula are on fire. The loss is very
heavy, and unless rain comes soon, great
er destruction is inevitable.
Deputy Game and Fish Warden Oliver
England of Gun Lake, Barry county, has
been arrested and sent to jail for 10 days
for violating the game law.
Milo Bascom, aged %, brakeman,
while coupling cars at Mancelona, was
caught and crushed. He only lived an
hour. His mother resides at Cadillac.
Elvah +. Pierce, an old resident of st.
Joseph county, formerly sheriff of the
county, and postmaster at Centerville UNI
der Garfield administration, Is dead.
The annual encampment of the South
western Michigan sailors and soldiers
association will occur at Three Rivers,
August 1926. EX-Gov. Blair will deliver
the Grafton.
John Snyder who murdered his wife in
Bushnell township, MOntcalm county,
some days ago. and then attempted suicied
by cutting his own throat, has since died
of his injuries,
o. +. Goldsmith, horSebreeder of
Plainwell, had Il stallion valued at -, 900
which broke its hind leg above the gam
brel joint by slipping. Efforts to save
him were of no avail.
Smith j. Tooker of lansing is dead. He
was one of the first white men to locate
there, and his wife was the first white
woman resident. He was also one of the
IA charter members of the state pioneer
society.
The case against DIR. Palmer, the bride
taking physician of jackson prison, has
been thrown out of court, Judge Grdley
ruling that he could not be convicted UNI
der the statute. Palmer has been dis
charged.
The merchants and manufacturers ex-
change of Detroit has adopted resolutions
agreeing to boycott the Michigan Central
railroad because of the refusal of that
company to furnish 1,000-mile tickets at
reduced rates.
The Duluth, South Shore ~ Atlantic
railroad has received its first installment
of the 20 10-wheeler engines ordered last
winter. They are mammoth concerns and
are the recipients of unbounded admiration
from the upper peninsula people.
The product of the Calumet Il Hecla
copper mine for the month of April was
2.G47 tons and SO lbs. or over 100 tons of
mineral for each working day. The prod
uct of the Quincy copper mine for the
month of April was $50 tons and 400 lbs.
an Increase of Fl tons over the same
month last year.
Mrs. Lucy 5. Morgan of Ann Arbor is
dead, aged Of. She was one of the
wealthiest persons in Washtenaw county,
her wealth being estimated at $780, 900.
She was one of the oldest settlers in Ann
Arbor, and owned land all over the county
and in Jackson. Some years ago she re-
covered $40 900 from the Michigan Central
for the land the Jackson car shops are on.
which she had decided to the city for park
and the city gave the company. Her hus-
band survives her, aged 81. She leaves
no children. Her husband gave One-fifth
of the University campus.
The state medical society. at its annual
meeting in Lansing, elected the following
officers President, Il. A. McGraw, Detroit:
vice-presidents, DR.. Tyler. Bay City; DR..
Herdman, Ann Arbor: DIR. Rose, Decatur:
DR.. GOoner, Big Rapids: treasurer, Ii. b.
Hemenway,' Kalamazoo. Secretary Duff
field of Detroit holds over. The following
Detroit members were chosen delegates to
the American medical association in.1Sss.
Graw, Walker, Conner. George Duf1eld,
Carstens and Lundy. The next meeting
will be held i'm Detroit. One section has
adopted memorial asking the legislature
not to pass the Sharp bill abOlishing the
state board of health.
At the annual conclave of the grand
commandery Of Knights tcmplar of Michi-
gan, held in Grand Rapids. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Commander, Thomas IL. Williams, Jack
son: deputy, Charles u. Bigelow. Big Rap
ids; generaliSsimo. John A. GerOw Mar
shall; captain general, VIM. g. Doty. Ann
ArbOr; prelate, the Rev. f. \. Blades.
Detroit; senior warden, Edward C.. Smith.
Pontiac; junior warden, j. 5. Conover,
COldwater; treasurer, ii. Shaw Noble,
Monroe; recorder. VIM. +. mnes. Grand
Rapids; standard bearer, Henry J.. An
thOny, Sturgis; sword bearer, Chas II.
Pomeroy, Bay City; warden, VIM. f.
Jewett, Adrian; sentinel, Alex. McGregor,
Detroit.